"Ah!!!!!"
Bright red blood gushed through the window like a fountain, splashing Annie across the face. Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot. The coachman who had been driving up front had lost his head at some unknown point, and the blood was spraying from his severed neck.
The bloody sight made Audrey's heart stop for several seconds, but she forced down her fear and nausea, took out the Dragon Bone Wand, and cast the Shield Charm and Disillusionment Charm on everyone.
At the same time, she berated herself inwardly: Audrey, oh, Audrey, you got so used to Edward taking you along that you simply abandoned learning Apparition. Regretting it now, aren't you!
Creeeak-
Just then, accompanied by a piercing noise, sharp claws tore several slits through the carriage roof.
Bang!
The next second, the entire roof was ripped away. A huge black dog stood straddling the carriage, its mouth scarlet with blood. As it chewed on something, its body rapidly mutated. A pair of enormous bat wings sprouted from its back before her eyes, and goat horns covered in mysterious patterns grew beside its ears.
A dog?
A devil?
Was this the Devil Dog Edward had mentioned?!
The monster's scarlet eyes stared at the empty carriage, seemingly puzzled. It sniffed, confirmed that there were indeed human scents inside, and swung its sharp claws down without hesitation.
Chapter 276: The Abyss Card
"Frenzy! Intimidation!"
Audrey hurriedly used her Beyonder abilities. Although she was a Sequence 7 fighting a Sequence 6, her surprise attack immediately plunged the Devil Dog into confusion and frenzy, sending it tumbling off the carriage roof.
She used Soothing on the horse several times as well, gradually calming it down. It ran another dozen meters before stopping.
"Let's go."
Audrey used Mobilicorpus to pull